as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city government that is rife with malfeasance and corruption
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Recent Examples of rife
Though McCartney was seemingly gracious in his attendance, comparisons between Oasis and The Beatles have been rife over the years, some of which were even spearheaded by members of Oasis themselves.
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Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Workloads can genuinely increase during busy holiday periods when annual leave is rife, but many employees choose to stay behind simply to appear busy, especially in organisations where output is compared against time at the desk.
—Alliance Manchester Business School, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Milena was not, and antisemitism was rife in Europe even before the rise of National Socialism.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Antisemitism is rife right across the UK.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Workloads can genuinely increase during busy holiday periods when annual leave is rife, but many employees choose to stay behind simply to appear busy, especially in organisations where output is compared against time at the desk.
—Alliance Manchester Business School, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Milena was not, and antisemitism was rife in Europe even before the rise of National Socialism.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Antisemitism is rife right across the UK.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rife
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rife
Adjective
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Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Both lie within crowded galaxy clusters, where their jets likely interact with million-degree hot plasma, sculpting these unusual shapes.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI released its most powerful GPT-5 model in August, aimed at shoring up its lead in an increasingly crowded sphere.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film, about a group of revolutionaries who reunite to help one of their own — Bob Ferguson, a washed-up, paranoid stoner — rescue his daughter from their longtime enemy, has a lot to say about our fraught, divisive reality.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Woolf herself seems to have been aware of the fraught nature of this desire, even in the very earliest days of her career.—
Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When an electrical current is applied, lithium ions pass through the barrier while other abundant elements—such as sodium, calcium and magnesium—are left behind.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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The majority of it is fructose (a sugar most abundant in many fruits), followed by glucose, with lesser amounts of sucrose and other sugars.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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Another, the Monster Room, is awash with red and brown, offering up a chandelier that sprouts from the ceiling, seemingly alive, and a massive bed wrapped in vines as the room’s statement pieces, Afar reported.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2025
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With kids back in school, parents are awash in laundry.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The discussion was enlivened by questions from a packed house of students and cinephiles.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the packed schedule of Milan, amid fashion shows and presentations, there’s also room for exhibitions and launches of new brands.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The gun fired — but the second round in the magazine repeatedly jammed.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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For Orange shoppers, the bigger space at the corner of Tustin Street and Meats Avenue will help with the seemingly ever present crowd, which swells to long lines and jammed aisles (and parking lot), especially during the Chapman University school year.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Most of the suites follow the design blueprint of an upscale log cabin, replete with stone fireplaces, wood paneling, and the occasional claw-foot tub.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, the woman seems to be replete with suggestions, boding well for yet another January birthday to keep the holiday spirit going.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Rife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rife. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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